Wherein Fr. Hunwicke made me laugh.

Fr. Hunwicke has, at his indispensable blog, an informative piece which literally made me laugh.

Father immediately drew my attentive reading through his title: “Papa Lambertini’s conundrum”.

Papa Lambertini is, as you know, one of my favorites favourites among the Successors of Peter, Benedict XIV.

Fr. Hunwicke begins:

Pope Benedict XIV pointed out (1) that we are obliged to venerate an exposed Host (cultum negari non posse hostiae ad venerationem expositae). But (2): although it is de fide that consecrated Hosts have been transubstantiated, (3) it is not de fide that this particular host actually was, as a matter of History, certainly consecrated (licet de fide non sit esse consecratam).

You see what he means in part (3) of that.

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He goes on to explain, making distinctions.

I only wish that you had the opportunity to read the rest of his post while drinking your coffee, tea, or lemon barley water from a properly disposed mug, such as…

>>HERE<<

Behold…

And… wear him with pride!

What’s on the back?  The text of his prohibition is on the back of these shirts (with two exceptions – one economy shirt for men and one for women which don’t have texts, so check carefully):

What’s on the back?

The text in Latin and English of Papa Lambertini’s Allatae sunt of 26 July 1755, in which he slams the door on women serving Mass, including: “Mulieres autem servire ad Altare non audeant, sed ab illius ministerio repellantur omnino…Women must not dare to serve at the Altar, but they should be altogether repulsed from this ministry.”